future of work

HR service delivery is the new frontier. Innovation in HR is exploding. We are transitioning our focus beyond core HR recruiting and talent management systems to how HR is going digital in the service delivery space and what that means for the employee experience as well as the HR profession...

New research by Burning Glass Technologies, a company that analyzes nearly a billion job postings and employee resumes from millions of companies, has documented a growing and under-the-radar trend in the workforce. Jobs are rapidly becoming more “hybrid,” combining skill sets that previously never...

The role of the chief human resources officer is changing. Over the years, the best CHROs became much more focused on the business and its strategic needs. Today, the needs of the business have evolved—and with it the demands on the CHRO. Long-established business models face disruption across...

Recently, I had a conversation at the birthday party of my five-year-old daughter’s friend. I spoke with other parents about how different kindergarten is today compared to when we were 5 years old. As I recall, and as my mom confirms, kindergarten used to be about learning our shapes and colors,...

By sheer numbers alone, Millennials have already impacted the U.S. workforce. In 2015, this generation became the largest in the workplace and, today, they account for 50 percent of the job applications received by organizations. Human resources is already playing, and will continue to play, a...

The future of work and the fast-paced advancements in artificial intelligence, automation, and robotics are transforming how people work and the way businesses operate to deliver value to customers. Furthermore, global trends are changing the way we conceptualize work, workplace, and workforce. In...

For the last 60 years, NASA has been marked by talented, curious, and relentless adventurers who have explored the unknown for the benefit of humanity. This workforce has achieved the impossible, including setting foot on the Moon, landing rovers on Mars, living for nearly two decades in Low Earth...

Artificial intelligence (AI) expert Kai-Fu Lee estimates that within 10 to 20 years 40 to 50 percent of jobs in the U.S. will be technically capable of being automated. He stresses that inertia, new jobs, and other forces will likely diminish the amount of actual job losses to 10 to 25 percent. A...

Whether you know it or not, you are using artificial intelligence (AI) every day. You may be listening to your personalized playlist on Spotify or using Waze to navigate your route in traffic. These companies have developed a highly personalized user experience powered by AI technology.
So while...